The cards at the bottom are a mock up of what they Could look like as a set, possibly sold at the exhibition.
Showing posts with label Pens. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pens. Show all posts
Mock up Gallery
As I, unfortunately, don't have an empty gallery to hang any prints....I chose to mock one up as well as I could.
The cards at the bottom are a mock up of what they Could look like as a set, possibly sold at the exhibition.
The cards at the bottom are a mock up of what they Could look like as a set, possibly sold at the exhibition.
Pens in colour...
The more I look at this the more I like it...On first impression I really didn't think it worked, or was visually engaging but the more I see it, the more I think it is visually engaging and it indentifies the brands of some of th ebrands (unintentionally).
However, firs impressions count and my first impression wasn't great.
Final proposed prints
I chose to use the texture/pattern from the inside of an envelope as the background. This isn't because it has any particular relevance to post, so to speak. It is to make it look less flat.
Pen type?
I tried quickly making type out of my drawings to see how it would look...
I actually wish I had factored this into the brief so that I could hav given myself time to produce it at a higher quality and give me an interesting typeface print for my portfolio. Alas, I didn't factor the time in for it but it is something i could develop in the future.
Vectors
I tried quickly vectorising some of the pens to see if this would 'add anything'.
I really don't think it did, if anything it made them look worse.
I feel that the hand drawn quality is a strong point of this brief so far.
I really don't think it did, if anything it made them look worse.
I feel that the hand drawn quality is a strong point of this brief so far.
Layout/Textures
I wanted to experiment with the curved/round layout.
The main issue with these were the scales of the pens - it was important for me to maintain the scales of the pens to differentiate them but when it came to producing the round layouts, they looked a little odd therefore I don't think I will be developing them any further.
As I can't produce foil prints due to time restraints and problems with size (i.e. when the prints are scaled down to a suitable size for foiling - they line quality is even thinner which the foil doesn't always pick up very well.) I didn't want the prints to be on flat white stock so I wanted to find a texture that could work on the background.
The main issue with these were the scales of the pens - it was important for me to maintain the scales of the pens to differentiate them but when it came to producing the round layouts, they looked a little odd therefore I don't think I will be developing them any further.
As I can't produce foil prints due to time restraints and problems with size (i.e. when the prints are scaled down to a suitable size for foiling - they line quality is even thinner which the foil doesn't always pick up very well.) I didn't want the prints to be on flat white stock so I wanted to find a texture that could work on the background.
150 pens...
Working with 150 pens all on one image...all scanned in at 300dpi...wasn't the easiest process! It was time consuming to say the least!...but I'm really happy with the outcomes.
I definately think its visually engaging when you realise that every drawing is different - not one is repeated.
I definately think its visually engaging when you realise that every drawing is different - not one is repeated.
Click on the image below!
Its a long print of all 150 pens - due to the sizing constraints when you upload to blogger, it just looks like a bit of a tiny blur at this scale but I think it could work quite well if it was to be an interactive border or something.
Its a long print of all 150 pens - due to the sizing constraints when you upload to blogger, it just looks like a bit of a tiny blur at this scale but I think it could work quite well if it was to be an interactive border or something.
These last ones were to try and mock up what foil prints could look like...it just doesn't have the same effect and I wish i could have physically done them.
Pen sketchbook
I have previously posted 104 pens that I drew...this is sketchbook showing all the pens I have drawn up to this point.
Although these are images that I will pursue for this particular brief, I do actually think I will carry on drawing more and more of them because there is lots of spac left in the book so I don't really have an excuse! It will probably just be something I do in my spare time.
Although these are images that I will pursue for this particular brief, I do actually think I will carry on drawing more and more of them because there is lots of spac left in the book so I don't really have an excuse! It will probably just be something I do in my spare time.
Foil attempts
I finally got to take my prints to foil.
Unfortunately it didn't go aswell as I had hoped.
The reason for this was - I printed them on a Wednesday and didn't get to foil until the following Monday. Although they had only been kept in my folder, the general wear of them rubbing against each other...rubbed some of the ink off so there wasn't enough for the foil to grab to.
It did however prove to me that they would actually look really good! I just wish I could do them bigger than A3.
Unfortunately it didn't go aswell as I had hoped.
The reason for this was - I printed them on a Wednesday and didn't get to foil until the following Monday. Although they had only been kept in my folder, the general wear of them rubbing against each other...rubbed some of the ink off so there wasn't enough for the foil to grab to.
It did however prove to me that they would actually look really good! I just wish I could do them bigger than A3.
Pens - prepared to foil
Using some of the pens I had drawn so far...I prepared some prints to try foiling on.
However, once again - the snow ruined that plan!
I had laser printed them and just as I as about to go down to the print...they announced they were closing college...hopefully I will have time to do them another day.
I actually think just black on black looked pretty good!
However, once again - the snow ruined that plan!
I had laser printed them and just as I as about to go down to the print...they announced they were closing college...hopefully I will have time to do them another day.
I actually think just black on black looked pretty good!
Pens...
So, I haven't posted anything for this brief yet because...i've been drawing lots of pens.
I am currently up to 104 which can be seen below - i aim to produce more than this but I want it to be a solid number like 100 or 200 etc. so that I can organise them equally in to smaller sets/prints.
The images below haven't been edited at all - they're straight forward scans from my sketchbook,
I will be editing them shortly so that I can colour/add texture etc. to them.
I am currently up to 104 which can be seen below - i aim to produce more than this but I want it to be a solid number like 100 or 200 etc. so that I can organise them equally in to smaller sets/prints.
The images below haven't been edited at all - they're straight forward scans from my sketchbook,
I will be editing them shortly so that I can colour/add texture etc. to them.
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